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Pretty Polly (1901- August 17, 1931), was an outstanding English
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds best known for its use in Thoroughbred horse race. Although the word "thoroughbred" is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed....
 racehorse.

Owned by Major Eustace Loder and trained by Peter Gilpin, she won nine races from nine starts as a two-year-old in 1903.

The following year, Pretty Polly won the 1,000 Guineas as 1-4 favourite, winning easily by three lengths in record time. Other wins as a three-year-old were the Epsom Oaks
Epsom Oaks

The Oaks Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old thoroughbred Filly. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 10 yards at Epsom Downs Racecourse, and it takes place annually, presently in early June....
, the Coronation Stakes
Coronation Stakes

The Coronation Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old thoroughbred Filly. It is run over a distance of 1 mile at Ascot Racecourse, and it takes place annually during the Royal Ascot meeting in June....
 at Royal Ascot, the Nassau Stakes
Nassau Stakes

The Nassau Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to thoroughbred Filly and mares which are three-years-old or above....
 at Goodwood
Goodwood Racecourse

Goodwood Racecourse is a horse-racing track five miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, in England controlled by the family of the Duke of Richmond, whose seat is nearby Goodwood House....
, the St. Leger Stakes
St. Leger Stakes

The St. Leger Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old thoroughbred Colt and Filly. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards at Doncaster Racecourse, and it takes place annually in September....
 (completing the fillies' Triple Crown) and the Park Hill Stakes
Park Hill Stakes

The Park Hill Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to thoroughbred Filly and mares which are three-years-old or above....
 with jockey William Lane.

Pretty Polly stayed in training as a four and five-year-old, winning six more races, including the Coronation Cup
Coronation Cup

----The Coronation Cup is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above....
 in 1905 and 1906.

In total, the horse won 22 of her 24 races, losing only in Paris in 1904 and in the 1906 Ascot Gold Cup
Ascot Gold Cup

The Ascot Gold Cup is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above....
.

As a broodmare, Pretty Polly's offspring were unsuccessful in racing.






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Pretty Polly (1901- August 17, 1931), was an outstanding English
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds best known for its use in Thoroughbred horse race. Although the word "thoroughbred" is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed....
 racehorse.

Owned by Major Eustace Loder and trained by Peter Gilpin, she won nine races from nine starts as a two-year-old in 1903.

The following year, Pretty Polly won the 1,000 Guineas as 1-4 favourite, winning easily by three lengths in record time. Other wins as a three-year-old were the Epsom Oaks
Epsom Oaks

The Oaks Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old thoroughbred Filly. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 10 yards at Epsom Downs Racecourse, and it takes place annually, presently in early June....
, the Coronation Stakes
Coronation Stakes

The Coronation Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old thoroughbred Filly. It is run over a distance of 1 mile at Ascot Racecourse, and it takes place annually during the Royal Ascot meeting in June....
 at Royal Ascot, the Nassau Stakes
Nassau Stakes

The Nassau Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to thoroughbred Filly and mares which are three-years-old or above....
 at Goodwood
Goodwood Racecourse

Goodwood Racecourse is a horse-racing track five miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, in England controlled by the family of the Duke of Richmond, whose seat is nearby Goodwood House....
, the St. Leger Stakes
St. Leger Stakes

The St. Leger Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old thoroughbred Colt and Filly. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards at Doncaster Racecourse, and it takes place annually in September....
 (completing the fillies' Triple Crown) and the Park Hill Stakes
Park Hill Stakes

The Park Hill Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to thoroughbred Filly and mares which are three-years-old or above....
 with jockey William Lane.

Pretty Polly stayed in training as a four and five-year-old, winning six more races, including the Coronation Cup
Coronation Cup

----The Coronation Cup is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above....
 in 1905 and 1906.

In total, the horse won 22 of her 24 races, losing only in Paris in 1904 and in the 1906 Ascot Gold Cup
Ascot Gold Cup

The Ascot Gold Cup is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above....
.

As a broodmare, Pretty Polly's offspring were unsuccessful in racing. However, all four daughters were successful as broodmares, founding the Pretty Polly family which remains important in the Stud Book. Descendants of Pretty Polly include Brigadier Gerard and the Derby
Derby

Derby is a city status in the United Kingdom in the East Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent, Derbyshire and is located in the south of the non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire....
 winner St. Paddy
St. Paddy

St. Paddy was a United Kingdom Thoroughbred horse racing. Owned and bred by Victor Sassoon, he was out of the mare Edie Kelly and sired by Aureole , a winner of the Coronation Cup and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes....
.

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